Dear Educator,
Back-to-school season is the perfect time to learn from the CFR foreign policy experts, and CFR Education has six upcoming events to help you do just that! Whether you're a high school educator looking to strengthen your history teaching practices or a higher ed faculty member eager to dig deeper into today's most pressing global issues, these expert-led and expert-informed sessions have something for everyone.
Happy learning,
Caroline Netchvolodoff
Vice President, Education
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Two Webinars for High School Educators |
From 250 years of U.S. foreign policy to IB History teaching strategies, CFR Education is hosting two can't-miss webinars packed with primary sources, expert insights, and active-learning tools to bring history to life in your classroom. |
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (EDT) |
Join this edWeb webinar with Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) expert Dr. James M. Lindsay and CFR Curriculum Content Lead Kristin Stelfox for a conversation spanning 250 years of U.S. foreign policy, from 1776 to today. Together, they will share how expert perspectives, primary sources, and inquiry-based classroom activities from CFR Education can help students think critically about America’s evolving role in the world. |
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Monday, September 14, 2026
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EDT) |
Drawing on a new collection of CFR Education teaching resources for IB History educators, this session examines how primary sources, simulations, collaborative activities, and other active-learning strategies can help students evaluate competing perspectives, assess evidence, and develop their own arguments regarding world history.
This webinar is open to all IB and non-IB educators interested in strengthening their history teaching practice. |
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Four Webinars for Higher Ed Faculty and Students |
The lineup for the Fall 2026 CFR Global Affairs Expert Webinar series is now live! These webinars provide an opportunity for college and university educators and students to discuss global issues with CFR fellows, Foreign Affairs authors, and other leading experts. If you do not currently receive invitations for this series and would like to be added to the list, please register here.
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China’s Influence in the Americas |
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (EDT) |
Julio Guzmán, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and Margaret Myers, director of the Asia and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, will colead the conversation on China’s influence in the Americas. |
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Support or Step Back: The Stakes of U.S. Policy in Ukraine |
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
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Samuel Charap, distinguished chair in Russia and Eurasia policy and senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, and Kori Schake, senior fellow and director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, will colead the conversation on the stakes of U.S. policy in Ukraine. |
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The New Landscape of U.S. Public Diplomacy |
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
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Nicholas J. Cull, professor and global communication policy fellow at the University of Southern California, and Naima Green-Riley, assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, will colead the conversation on the new landscape of U.S. public diplomacy. |
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U.S.-Gulf Relations and the Strait of Hormuz |
Thursday, October 8, 2026
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
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Neda Bolourchi, nonresident fellow at the Institute for Global Affairs, and Daniel B. Poneman, member of the Board of Directors at CFR, will colead the conversation on U.S.-Gulf relations and the Strait of Hormuz. |
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Announcing the 2026-2027 CFR Education Ambassadors |
CFR Education is excited to announce the newest class of CFR Education ambassadors. The 2026-2027 ambassador cohorts include approximately eighty high school educators and eighty higher education faculty and administrators from forty-two states, representing a wide range of public and private institutions. From rural schools to major universities, this diverse network brings a shared mission to classrooms across the country: helping students engage meaningfully with the global issues that affect their lives.
Learn more about the program and see the full list of ambassadors here. |
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The Battle of Quingua where American troops are advancing on Filipino troops during the Philippine-American War (Library of Congress) |
Students drawing and working together. (Mazinov Ilyas) |
China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening ceremony for the China-CELAC Forum ministerial meeting. (REUTERS |
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